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Turkish Penal Code (Law No. 5237)

Article 137: Aggravated circumstances

Book Two: Special Provisions › Part Two: Offences Against Persons › Chapter Nine: Offences against Private Life and the Confidential Sphere of Life

(1) Where the offences defined in the preceding articles are committed;

a) By a public official through abuse of the authority conferred by his or her duty,

b) By taking advantage of the facilities provided by a particular profession or trade,

the penalty to be imposed shall be increased by one half.

Original Turkish text

MADDE 137 · Nitelikli haller

(1) Yukarıdaki maddelerde tanımlanan suçların;

a) Kamu görevlisi tarafından ve görevinin verdiği yetki kötüye kullanılmak suretiyle,

b) Belli bir meslek ve sanatın sağladığı kolaylıktan yararlanmak suretiyle,

İşlenmesi halinde, verilecek ceza yarı oranında artırılır.

Text as of 1 October 2026 · Official source (Turkish): mevzuat.gov.tr ↗

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